While Voom may not be the answer for me, I can certainly tell you that Dish is now out of the question. A little background... I am one of those new and growing HDTV purchasers. I am looking for decent HDTV content as well as the standard SD channels (including CNN AND FoxNews, btw). I was initially interested in Dish due to the self proclaimed "HDTV Leader" status, the statements of superior HDTV transmissions through Dish and the Planned 921 PVR. I was not initially interested in a PVR, but after careful consideration, I think PVR support is important to me.
That was then, and this is now. Most importantly, Dish is now an HDTV follower, putting up only the HDTV channels that will keep existing customers from bolting. The delays in the 921 means that the Dish PVR will be available on the market within weeks of other DBS and Cable PVR's. Reports are the DirectTV has improved the compression so that HDTV quality is now roughly equivalent, and reports of cable HDTV quality are on par with Dish.
At the very least, I will be considering other options and when those options have PVR products on the market, I will make one last evaluation of the Dish offerings, but I don't plan to follow the Dish news and info threads anymore. Bye Charlie.
